New Report on Bioscientists

FASB just released a new report today:  Education and Employment of Biological and Medical Scientists: Data from National Surveys
This sort of jumped out at me:
“Academic employment (i.e. the number of tenured or tenure-track positions) has remained relatively unchanged for twenty years, during which time the number of doctorate degrees awarded has nearly doubled. Industry [...]

Are you a compulsive weeder?

I’m walking along campus. It’s construction season; pretty much every road we have is torn up. They’ve finished a few bits near my building, and are trying to get the grass to sprout again.
I can’t help it. When I’m walking by, and I see these big giant weeds next to the tiny, 1 inch grass….
I [...]